Plane Collisions With Birds (And Bats, Rabbits and Turtles)

Friday, the FAA released for the first time its entire bird strike database, largely due to pressure after the dramatic ditching of a US Airways jet in the Hudson River after bird strikes knocked out both of its engines on Jan. 15. Below, see state-by-state incidents from 1990-2007 of aircraft collisions with birds, bats, mammals and reptiles. (Photo: Associated Press)